Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 84 Let Zhu Youjian Be the Supervisor and Execution Officer
The ancients believed that after death, the soul of a person is still alive and can still live in the underworld, so there is a theory of building a yin house and a tomb.

The emperor, as the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, has had the practice of repairing the emperor's tomb one year after the emperor ascended the throne since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Even the state tax has a special share for the emperor's mausoleum.

This is the symbol of the emperor. So far, no minister has accused the emperor of spending a lot of money to build the emperor's mausoleum, and many emperors also love to use this as an excuse to collect money, so it is less likely to be hindered by ministers.

But what Wang Chengen, Zhu Youjian and others did not expect was that Zhu Youxiao actually wanted to stop the construction of his imperial mausoleum and use the money elsewhere.

This is a rare event that has never happened in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. To what extent did a generation of emperors sympathize with the people would rather stop the construction of the mausoleum and save money to help the people.

Even Zhu Youjian was very surprised. He never expected that his brother would make such a decision. Being deeply educated in Confucianism, he wanted to stop Zhu Youxiao's crazy move without thinking.

Even Queen Zhang Yan, Zhou Shi and Yao Xuanshi also knelt down and couldn't help crying. The old eunuch Wang Chengen didn't know whether it was pretending to be hypocritical or revealing his true feelings, sobbing non-stop.

That is to say, Zhu Youxiao himself didn't think there was anything wrong with him. He, who was mainly educated in materialism in his previous life, didn't think about things after death so clearly, and he didn't feel how important the mausoleum was.

It can be said that if Zhu Youxiao does not build the mausoleum, it is tantamount to violating the rule that the ruling class of the dynasty enjoys special power in society.

And Zhu Youxiao's seemingly insignificant sacrifice caused great shock to others.

"I have made up my mind. As long as the people in Qin can survive and don't rebel against my Zhu family, I, Zhu Youxiao, will be satisfied."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sneezed when he said that, and then he remembered that he was sweating and drenched and didn't have time to change his clothes. Seeing this, the queen Zhang Yan suddenly realized that when she was busy, the courtiers and concubines neglected their duties, so they immediately ordered people to prepare hot water and boil it. ginger soup.

After Zhu Youxiao took a bath, seeing that Zhu Youjian was still kneeling on the ground, he said: "Get up, you are now a soldier of the Imperial Guard, and it is a military regulation to leave the barracks without authorization. Go ahead and get fined, after receiving the fine, you can ask Liu Ruoyu, who is in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, to apply for leaving the Imperial Guard barracks, and I will stay in Xiyuan honestly from now on!"

"Yes!"

Rarely, Zhu Youjian did not disobey Zhu Youxiao's wishes, but simply obeyed Zhu Youxiao's order and left Kunning Palace.

And Zhu Youxiao also came to the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, but when he arrived at Xinuang Pavilion, he saw Wei Guangwei, Gu Bingqian, etc., the cabinet scholars, kneeling on the ground, weeping.

"My dear dears, what is this for? My Qianqing Palace is not your ancestral hall. Get up." Zhu Youxiao walked into the inner room and sat down after speaking, while Wei Guangwei and others hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty Caring for the common people is an act of benevolence and righteousness, but we should not build the emperor's mausoleum because of this, so what face will the people of the world have when they see their father again in the future!"

"Okay, I understand your Chicheng heart. I am still young, and it will not be too late to talk about it after the emperor's mausoleum is built. According to Sun Chengzong's booklet, the grain in Qin is still skyrocketing, but I have ordered people from Sichuan since last year. Why is the price of grain in the Dihuguang area still soaring, can the people in Dongchang find out the reason?"

Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Chengen after speaking.

Wang Chengen hurriedly cupped his hands and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is said that the local gentry are hoarding or colluding with local officials to buy and sell. In addition, the weather is still cold and the drought is still continuing."

"The factors caused by God cannot be changed immediately, but these man-made factors must be suppressed. Tell Sun Chengzong that there is no need to condone traitors, and kill a few more officials to show the common people. In addition, the Donglin Party leader and the evil people who were imprisoned in Dongchang The traitor would rather finish my execution period than wait until after autumn, he will be dragged to Caishikou for execution tomorrow, and I want to show those people who are ready to move, whether I am so talkative!"

When Zhu Youxiao said so coldly, cabinet scholar Wei Guangwei and others couldn't help but be surprised, but also secretly happy in their hearts. It seems that His Majesty still has a grudge against the remnants of Donglin.

But at this time, Li Mingrui stood up: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion. Since Han Yu and others are executed, it is better to let Zhu Youjian be the supervisor."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help being taken aback after hearing this, and immediately understood the deep meaning of Li Mingrui's actions, which was nothing more than to make Zhu Youjian the last executioner of the Donglin Party, so that the gentry in Jiangnan would give up their hearts completely.

"Very well, my younger brother is dishonest as a prince, and he is afraid of suffering as a soldier. It is better to let Gan Gan do this, pass orders, and restore Zhu Youjian's title of king, but only the title does not pay, and he is the supervisor. official!"

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he left the Xinuang Pavilion, and left the Forbidden City in the afternoon. If he had expected correctly, because of the death of Chen Mingxia and others, Fu Guan would probably be in a panic now.

In a certain teahouse in the capital, Zhu Youxiao slammed his fist on the table angrily, and shouted at Fu Guan: "I said, Mr. Fu, who told your people to go to see His Highness Xinwang so soon! You Do you know, just because of this incident, the eyeliner who let me be placed in the Jinyiwei on duty in the imperial guards as the general flag is gone. Didn’t I ask you to tell you? I have to wait until the person surnamed Tang is gone Time to do it!"

"How would I know, I just asked them to act according to the camera, find the right time to find a way to rescue His Highness Wang Xin, and happened to know that Tang Fusheng was not in the military camp and returned to the Duke's Mansion last night, but who would have expected that Tang Fusheng I didn’t go away, and directly killed three of my students. Later, I learned that His Majesty returned to Xiyuan, so I sent a letter to Eunuch Gao in Xiyuan overnight, asking him to hint that His Highness had been arrested for escaping from the Imperial Guard barracks. What was discovered, so that His Highness can prepare a countermeasure, but the strange thing is, why did His Highness return to Xiyuan?"

Seeing that the son named Zhu Ning was so anxious and angry, Fu Guan never thought that it was because Zhu Youxiao, who was pretending to be Zhu Ning, had already arranged everything in secret, and Chen Mingxia and others he had placed in the Imperial Guard were quickly arrested. execution.

But this does not mean that he has no doubts, especially why Zhu Youjian returned to Xiyuan instead of escaping from the capital last night.

"It was I who asked His Highness to return to Xiyuan. Since the matter has been exposed, Zhu Youxiao will control him wherever he goes. It is better to let him return to Xiyuan, so that Zhu Youxiao will think that His Highness has no disobedience. so as not to kill him."

Zhu Youxiao sat down directly after speaking, and he drank a cup of tea in one sip, looking very depressed.

And Fu Guan cupped his hands towards Zhu Ning: "Young Master, the only thing that is puzzling is why Tang Fusheng of the Imperial Guard learned so quickly that our people are going to take His Highness to leave the barracks. It's really weird."

As he spoke, Fu Guan stared at Zhu Ning's eyes.

Zhu Ning did not evade, and smiled naturally: "So, Mr. Fu suspects Zhu?"

(End of this chapter)